Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center | Evanston, Ill.

FREE

The Snow Queen will be staged at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, and 2
p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Mussetter-Struble
Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, on the Evanston campus. Admission is
free and open to the public. The musical is recommended for
audiences aged 7 and older and their family members. Children who
attend will have the opportunity to meet the cast after the show.
Estimated running time is approximately two hours, including one
15-minute intermission.

Palatine Park District | Palatine, Ill.

Lake View Nature Center | Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

FREE

Feature the black bear and its adaptations for survival in the
forest. Crawl into the bear's den, compare your senses to that of
the black bear, feel his fur, come face to face with a black bear
mount and more.

Waukegan Public Library | Waukegan, Ill.

FREE

Interactive learning centers include a barn slide, apple
orchard and chicken coop. Maggie, a life-sized
fiberglass milking cow sponsored by Golden Oaks Farm in Wauconda,
will be the focus of the new exhibit. Maggie is over five feet tall
and features a working udder that recirculates the water that
children "milk."